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Prior and convent of Blyth. Duke of Gloucester and the lords of the council. The...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/84/4181

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Reference
SC 8/84/4181
Date
[1427]
Description
Petitioners
Prior and convent of Blyth.
Addressees
Duke of Gloucester and the lords of the council.
Nature of request
The prior and convent request writs to Crecy and many others to be before the duke and council at a certain day and to receive punishment at their discretion, and the prior and convent to have remedy and amends of the harm that they did to the prior and convent when they came armed with many others destroying their closes and ditches, a grange and houses at Farworth at a place called Northland
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Blyth, [Nottinghamshire]
Grove, [Nottinghamshire]
Styrrup, [Nottinghamshire]
Harworth, [Nottinghamshire]
Tickhill, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
Farworth, [Nottinghamshire].
People mentioned
[Humphrey of Lancaster], Duke of Gloucester
Hugh Crecy, the younger of Grove, gentleman
John Leton of Styrrup
Thomas Drewe of Styrrup
Thomas Alay of Styrrup
John Coterell of Styrrup
John Hancok (Hancock) of Styrrup
Richard Theker of Styrrup, husbandman
John Aubreson of Blyth
John Dove
cordwainer
Richard Barbour
Robert Palfreman
Ellis Skinner, clerk
John Maunsfeld (Mansfield), wright
John Skynner (Skinner), skinner
Robert Skynner (Skinner), skinner
Laurence Tailour
John Lytster, lister
Thomas Barker, barker
William Candeler
John Dawebry
Richard Hale
William Haleday, priest
William Bryght (Bright)
Thomas Bagley, draper of Blyth
Richard Drewe of Harworth
William Estfeld of Tickhill, gentleman.
Note
The petition dates to 1427 as a commission was issued on 16 June 1427 to arrest the malefactors, including Hugh Hercy of Grove and other names, and bring them before the king and council (CPR 1422-9, p.466).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 559
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. I, 1422-1429 , (Public Record Office, 1901), p.466 (commission to arrest the malefactors and bring them before the king and council)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148723/

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